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Brandon Aiyuk, it’s time to put your phone down, buddy.

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After 35-year-old Brooke Hanlon was found stabbed inside her home in Chester, New Jersey, her husband has not been seen or heard from in weeks.

The couple hosted more than 1,000 guests at their star-studded Madison Square Garden wedding Friday and treated attendees to high-end raffle prizes.

The couple hosted more than 1,000 guests at their star-studded Madison Square Garden wedding Friday and treated attendees to high-end raffle prizes.

As inflation continues to ravage our fair land, a recent report proves fun can still be affordable.

David Sinclair says you don't have to age. Here's how he does it.

WTI Extends Gains As Crude Exports Slide, SPR Drain Continues, 'Tank Bottoms' Hit

Oil prices spiked overnight to three-week-highs after President Trump said that he thought the Iran cease-fire was “over” amid a volatile 24 hours in the Persian Gulf region.

The Trump admin launched a series of strikes on Iran and revoked a waiver that had allowed Iran to sell oil in retaliation for attacks on tankers this week in the Strait of Hormuz.

Daniela Hathorn, an analyst at Capital.com, a broker, said that investors had viewed the cease-fire as “fragile but ultimately durable,” until Mr. Trump’s comments called that into question.

“Any suggestion that negotiations have collapsed raises the risk of renewed supply interruptions or tighter sanctions,” Ms. Hathorn said in a statement.

Overnight saw across the board inventory draws reported by API (but admittedly the draws were on the smaller side).

API

• Crude -399k

• Cushing -100k

• Gasoline -2.92mm

• Distillates -1.80mm

DOE

• Crude +2.998mm (-1.4mm exp) - biggest build since April 3rd

• Cushing -52k

• Gasoline -1.904mm

• Distillates -4.98mm - biggest draw since Jan 26th

While the decline in crude stocks was expected to slow, the 3mm barrel build is entirely unexpected. Product stocks are seeing big draws with distillates dominating the flows (amid record crack spreads)...

Source: Bloomberg

Stocks at the critical Cushing hub are stuck at 'tank bottoms'...

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve continues to see sizable draws...

...drooping the total SPR level to fresh post-1983 lows...

US crude production pushed back up to record highs...

US crude exports, which have been running hot since April, have tumbled back to 'normal' levels...

But product exports exploded to a new record high...

WTI front-month futures were hovering around three-week highs around $74.50 ahead of the official data (back above its 50DMA), and extending gains after...

While the physical crude market remains reasonably supplied, refined products continue to tighten.

Crack spreads remain elevated (potentially providing more crude demand pull from refiners), and ongoing strikes on Russian refining infrastructure are keeping product markets tight.

And that's why pump prices are not falling in line with crude...

...as President Trump demands!!

Tyler Durden Wed, 07/08/2026 - 10:39

Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are also fans of the plastic surgeon-founded skin care label.

Jennifer Aniston, Margot Robbie and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are also fans of the plastic surgeon-founded skin care label.

The Celtics' urge to trade Jaylen Brown appears to be becoming clearer after his shocking move to the rival 76ers last week.

It may be a while before Christian Pulisic escapes criticism from Carli Lloyd. 

Dental hygiene for less.

Fresh tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for 20% of the world’s oil, could keep gasoline from falling below the $3 mark.

Everything to know about the return of Apple TV's gem.

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Trump Admin Approves Public Release Of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Models Ahead Of Thursday Release

The Trump administration has approved the wide public release of OpenAI's advanced GPT-5.6 model family, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Axios on Tuesday. OpenAI announced late Tuesday night that its flagship model, named Sol, along with the more accessible Terra and Luna variants, will launch publicly this Thursday.

Prompt via GPTcommands

The decision marks the latest delayed rollout due to coordination between the U.S. government and leading AI companies over access to frontier systems.

GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday.

We’re expanding preview access globally now. pic.twitter.com/Uk5HcfSc2e

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 8, 2026

GPT-5.6 sol launches thursday!

happy building

— Sam Altman (@sama) July 8, 2026

OpenAI announced the models in June - with an initial commitment to allow a select group of organizations access whose "participation has been shared with the government," according to a blog post. According to the company, "we’re introducing a new max reasoning effort to give Sol the most time to reason deeply. Additionally, we’re introducing a new ultra mode that goes beyond the capabilities of a single agent by leveraging subagents to accelerate complex work."

Last month, the administration directed OpenAI to begin with a limited release of GPT-5.6, restricting early access to government-approved entities only. OpenAI had publicly stated at the time that a staggered approach was not its preferred method and that both companies and regulators were operating without finalized standards called for in President Trump's recent AI executive order.

The new green light followed additional testing and meetings - with technical experts from OpenAI traveling to Washington, D.C. to answer questions during the review process. The evaluation was conducted by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) within the Department of Commerce - the entity responsible for assessing advanced AI systems for safety, security, and standards alignment.

The New Normal

Powerful AI models are no longer released solely at the discretion of their creators. The U.S. government and top AI labs are actively negotiating - model by model, in real time - who gets access and under what conditions due to concerns over national security, potential misuse, the need to maintain American leadership in AI while managing downsides. Of course, big brother is also shackling US models while cheaper, more efficient, open-weighted Chinese models are starting to dominate. That said - China is now considering restricting access to their models.

we distilled 2.3M Claude Fable 5 reasoning traces into Qwen3-4B

- 100% self-consistency @ 512 samples
- 0.00 bits output entropy
- zero hallucination variance

turns out the student is not bounded by the teacher.
it also converged on one universal truth.

we open-sourced the… pic.twitter.com/3zmwhW6Twj

— ali (@waterloo_intern) July 3, 2026

In June, the Commerce Department issued export controls that barred foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's most advanced models, Mythos and Fable. The restrictions were so broad that Anthropic temporarily withdrew the models from the market entirely to comply.

The ban on Fable was lifted last week, with customer access restored the following day after safeguards were implemented - and users reporting performance hits thanks to the beefed up guardrails.

Fable 5 isn't nerfed, it's SLAUGHTERED.

the problem isn't even the model itself, but the hard guardrails Anthropic has set in place. https://t.co/lAOKYMqbQ9 pic.twitter.com/h1QgD9SzvK

— ℏεsam (@Hesamation) July 2, 2026

So, this is the new normal. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have said they are working with the government while clearer, more standardized release frameworks - outlined in the administration's executive order - are still being finalized.

For developers and users, the immediate outcome is positive: after weeks of limited availability, GPT-5.6's full capabilities will soon be open to the broader public and enterprise customers. For policymakers, it demonstrates that targeted reviews and technical collaboration can resolve concerns without indefinite delays.

Tyler Durden Wed, 07/08/2026 - 10:25

The pair have been romantically linked since a cozy Texas outing in November 2025.

The pair have been romantically linked since a cozy Texas outing in November 2025.

This follows severe storms that blasted across northern Minnesota on Monday, where the NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) received at least six preliminary tornado reports.